BPS1041 Scientific Inquiry
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
BPS1041 Scientific Inquiry is a level 1, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, offered in 2021 in Semester 1 at Parkville. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 1
- Parkville
- Assessment
- Exam 50%
- and 4 other tasks
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before BPS1041
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After BPS1041
No unit lists BPS1041 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
Students will acquire basic skills in applying and interpreting the scientific method of inquiry, and interpreting scientific data. Students will: i) evaluate scientific literature; and, ii) plan, conduct and interpret a simple scientific experiment. A knowledge of hypothesis testing, ethical principles of scientific practice, examples of poor and elite pharmaceutical science, and the skills to perform inferential statistics will be developed.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Parkville | On campus |
Assessment
- What makes a discovery great?EssayThreshold hurdle10%
- Planning, conducting and evaluating a scientific experimentReportThreshold hurdle25%
- Workshop exercisesWorkshopThreshold hurdle5%
- Personalised learning planFolioThreshold hurdle10%
- Final ExaminationExam50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Explain the principles of scientific inquiry
- 2
Identify safe and ethical practices in scientific research
- 3
Develop a conceptual model for scientific inquiry and evaluate two real-world examples using this model
- 4
Plan and conduct a simple scientific experiment using a learner defined conceptual model of hypothesis testing
- 5
Identify and employ an appropriate statistical test for the empirically obtained data
- 6
Re-evaluate a tested hypothesis on the basis of the research findings.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Applied sessions22 hours
- Twelve 1-hour online preparation modules (discovery)
- Twenty four 1-hour lectures (online modules)
- Twelve 1-hour Q&A sessions
- Twelve 2-hour workshops
- Six 1-hour skills workshops (applied_skills)
- Four 1-hour skills coaching meetings (applied_coaching)
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr John Quinn
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr John Quinn
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for BPS1041?
BPS1041 has no prerequisites.
When is BPS1041 offered?
In 2021, BPS1041 runs in Semester 1 at Parkville.
Does BPS1041 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 50% of the final mark, alongside 4 other tasks.